A Little Bit About Us
Brook Meadow is a family business and run by Mary and Jasper Hart for more than 26 years. Set in the tranquil Northamptonshire countryside and situated on a working farm, the site is surrounded by 400 acres of peaceful pasture and arable land, with 15 acres designated for holidaying and a breath-taking five-acre lake.
Over the past year Mary and Jasper, along with their daughter Claire, have completed an overhaul of Brook Meadow’s accommodation facilities and grounds to offer guests a new and exciting holiday experience.
The two original lodges have been refurbished and a third lodge has been added, all of which now boast a high-end English botanical design linking with the peaceful setting and lake views. A new safari themed glamping tent has been set up, in which visitors can now enjoy a luxury canvas experience in a 6m diameter large bell tent. The site is now available for wedding hire, a new pirate themed area is bookable for children's camping parties, the onsite shop now stocks a wider variety of products including indulgent Thamar farm house ice-cream. The eggs from the new free-range hens are also available daily.
Over the past year Mary and Jasper, along with their daughter Claire, have completed an overhaul of Brook Meadow’s accommodation facilities and grounds to offer guests a new and exciting holiday experience.
The two original lodges have been refurbished and a third lodge has been added, all of which now boast a high-end English botanical design linking with the peaceful setting and lake views. A new safari themed glamping tent has been set up, in which visitors can now enjoy a luxury canvas experience in a 6m diameter large bell tent. The site is now available for wedding hire, a new pirate themed area is bookable for children's camping parties, the onsite shop now stocks a wider variety of products including indulgent Thamar farm house ice-cream. The eggs from the new free-range hens are also available daily.
Brook Meadow would not be what it is, without a team of dedicated staff who are always available to help. Claire manages the site while Linda, Hayley and Sarah are responsible for day-to-day running of the office. Our site maintenance staff are always on hand to ensure that if anything is broken, it is not broken for long. Our friendly onsite warden and fishing bailiff, Nigel, is available at weekends to address any concerns. He's your man if your electric trips out or if you need some logs at the eleventh hour when our shop is closed. Our cleaner Beverley, ensures the washroom facilities are cleaned daily and the glamping tent and lodges are spotless.
Our top priority is to enable guests to have a wonderful time at Brook Meadow, so please do not hesitate to let us know if you need anything.
Our top priority is to enable guests to have a wonderful time at Brook Meadow, so please do not hesitate to let us know if you need anything.
our staff
awaiting a good hair day for the real Linda
|
hayley
|
sarah
|
beverley
|
Claire, JAsper & mary
OUR HISTORY
The farm has been in Jasper’s family since 1913 and has grown from a working farm into what it is today.
Jasper inherited the farm from his father when he was very young, he has never wished to do anything else since he was able to work the farm and he has put everything he has into it. The farm is steeped in history; the fields are named individually with archaic names based on typography and historical events that took place either on or nearby. For example, one field is named Cromwell Corner due to evidence and belief that it was used as a base camp for the civil war battle of Naseby, which took place 3 miles away.
In 1992 Jasper and Mary built the lake, with the vision of allowing people to fish, camp or stay in a self-catering log cabin. Over the years the camping and caravanning business has grown and investments have been made to ensure the facilities are kept up-to-date. The original Scandinavian log cabins have been up-cycled into picnic benches and work has been carried out to improve the facilities including new lodges. Other farms have followed Brook Meadow’s example, but Jasper and Mary are true pioneers with their farm diversification vision.
Jasper inherited the farm from his father when he was very young, he has never wished to do anything else since he was able to work the farm and he has put everything he has into it. The farm is steeped in history; the fields are named individually with archaic names based on typography and historical events that took place either on or nearby. For example, one field is named Cromwell Corner due to evidence and belief that it was used as a base camp for the civil war battle of Naseby, which took place 3 miles away.
In 1992 Jasper and Mary built the lake, with the vision of allowing people to fish, camp or stay in a self-catering log cabin. Over the years the camping and caravanning business has grown and investments have been made to ensure the facilities are kept up-to-date. The original Scandinavian log cabins have been up-cycled into picnic benches and work has been carried out to improve the facilities including new lodges. Other farms have followed Brook Meadow’s example, but Jasper and Mary are true pioneers with their farm diversification vision.
environmental strategy
|
As a family and as a business, we are fully committed to being environmentally friendly and conserving wildlife. To ensure we maintain this commitment, we have installed photovoltaics to generate the electricity used on site, installed a wood chip boiler to power heating and hot water and we have installed solar powered water heating for the campsite. We actively encourage and facilitate recycling. During our recent refurbishment we up-cycled our older facilities to reduce waste while our new projects have been designed and constructed in a way to maximise sustainability. Our office building was constructed from reclaimed bricks and timbers from a derelict barn and timber form our old log cabins has been reused. Additionally, our pirate ship mast was made from old items we had in store and old cattle troughs have been turned into new planters.
conservation strategyWe maintain the hedges and plant woodland to maximize a home for wildlife. Jasper has been responsible for the plantation of over 50 acres of trees on the farm. The lake, built in 1992, has long-established planting and has been home to our resident swans and other wildlife visitors for many years.
|
|
Mary's free rANGE HENS |
|
Mary has introduced a new hen house on the farm with 12 new hens. There are three special breeds chosen for their hardiness and temperament. The hen house is built on stilts with ramped ladders and a solar powered electric fence to keep foxes away. They have access to a great paddock and are fed on all the right foods including their corn treat at 3.00pm to give them something therapeutic to search for. Mary does nothing short for the happiness and wellbeing than playing them classical music to lay to! As a result they produce the most amazing coloured eggs, which are available to guests in our shop. If you would like the experience of collecting eggs from our happy hens with your children please let us know the night before.
|
|
